The NewsRoom
Release: #3333
Date: September 3, 2005

Hurricane Katrina
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report
as of Saturday, September 3, 2005

 The next report will be issued Monday, September 5, 2005 at 1:00 pm CDT. 
For Information Concerning the Storm Click on www.mms.gov

This survey is reflective of 67 companies’ reports as of 11:30 a.m. Central Time.

These evacuations are equivalent to 30.03% of 819 manned platforms and 29.10% of 137 rigs currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The number of manned platforms that are evacuated declined 25 percent from yesterday.

Today’s shut-in oil production is 1,184,747 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 78.98% of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD. This represents a 10 percent improvement from yesterday’s figures.

Today’s shut-in gas production is 5.779 BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 57.80% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD. This represents a 21 percent improvement from yesterday’s figures.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05-9/3/05 is 9,872,662 bbls, which is equivalent to 1.803% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately 547.5 million barrels).

The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-9/3/05 is 53.232 BCF, which is equivalent to 1.458% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM (approximately 3.65 TCF).

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CDT. If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report amount.

Shut-ins for oil and gas production are standard procedures conducted by industry for safety reasons. Once facilities have been inspected and all standard checks have been completed the production for these facilities will be brought back on line.

The MMS will continue to update the shut-in statistics at 1:00 PM CDT each day until these statistics are no longer significant.

MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of natural gas produced domestically, as well as sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, and contributes to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other special use funds, with Fiscal Year 2004 disbursements of about $8 billion and more than $143 billion since 1982.

Relevant Web Sites:
   MMS Main Web Site

Media Contacts:
   Susan Weaver
   (202) 208-3985

MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
 

The MMS would like to inform everyone that it activated its Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, August 28th. To contact the MMS COOP team please call the COOP Operations Center at either at (281) 987-6876 or (281) 987-6865. All incidents caused by Hurricane Katrina are to be reported accordingly to the COOP team at the numbers provided above or faxed to (281) 987-6885.  MMS Employees should use the phone numbers on the GOM MMS Employee Emergency Information page.

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